MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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